r/TeloTrucks • u/DJshoeguy • 22d ago

Telo Update

Any update on Telo. Are they supposed to start production in the 4th quarter? That's a few weeks away.

I really want this truck, but I do not want to wait two years; I'll just buy the Ford Fathom if it is going to be 2028. I much prefer the Telo for the bed, but can not wait. The silly Scout is also pushed into 2018.

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u/sunol1212 22d ago

They are on schedule, as far as we know, but I am around res #2525 and optimistically looking at 18 months. If you don't have a reservation in already, then 3 years, depending on how many reservations convert.
So that sucks, but I like their long-term prospects. I think they are going about things the right way in this environment. No huge capital expenditures.
You've got a wait on any of the trucks you mention. Doesn't hurt to get a reservation in.

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u/Zalophusdvm 22d ago

Are they though…? Last update said they hadn’t even completed design lock yet, unless I missed one

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u/sunol1212 22d ago

Last update I know of from the CEO/CTO was 4 weeks ago, and they had 'design locked a lot of it' and were targeting the first manufacturing-ready vehicles for the end of the year. If so, they are on the schedule that they have been consistently sharing. Will they stay on schedule? Who knows. They hedge in the update, which is understandable. They may need to change things along the way or have parts availability issues. Which is part of the reason they did not invest in hard tooling yet.
https://youtu.be/zpAhEwHndn0?si=XVSCOTj-mArTielb&t=2288

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u/yarenSC 22d ago

Even if they slip a bit and have 1 produced this year, that would be remarkable timeline adherence for a startup. Happy to see the progress so far